New views of Victoria Crater and the Mars rovers

[ChuckDickerson]

Thanks for the heads up! I will be on the road tomorrow but I have set the DVR for NASA TV tomorrow morning.

[Wetzel]

So when you said to wait for Friday, you really mean 11am EST Friday. I guess I can wait another 10.5 hours...


Wetzel

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

So when you said to wait for Friday, you really mean 11am EST Friday. I guess I can wait another 10.5 hours...

Wetzel

Well, some of the images came down last Friday. But the very best ones were downloaded Wednesday night and yesterday. We knew they were going to be good, so decided to wait until this Friday and just release them all at once. And, yeah, it is worth the wait.

-dave

[JohnBoucher]

Spectacular...

And what a happy bunch of guys. Congrats to all.

[Wetzel]

So for those of us that had class during the conference, when will they replay it? I'm watching the pictures now, but I was wondering if there was commentary to go along with it..

Wetzel

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

So for those of us that had class during the conference, when will they replay it? I'm watching the pictures now, but I was wondering if there was commentary to go along with it..

Wetzel

See if this helps.
http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/newsroom/index.html

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by Jane

See if this helps.
http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/newsroom/index.html

Thanks! That found me http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Mars which is what I wanted.

Wetzel

[Rich Wong]

Nice pictures! (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/index.html)

Thanks NASA/JPL/Cornell.

[ChuckDickerson]

I have been out of town and last night was the first chance I had to view these stunning images. These are some of the most remarkable photographs ever taken not only for the pure beauty of the crater and the Martian landscape but moreover for the technical achievement they represent. For a moment, think about what it has taken for you to sit at your computer and view these photographs and just how far man has come in his quest for knowledge about the world around him. I have no words to describe the feelings I have looking at these images. Somehow words like wonderful, beautiful, outstanding, incredible, stunning, magnificent, just don't do justice to the images. The fact that we can actually take a picture of Opportunity from an orbiting satellite (MRO) and not only see it clearly but see the tracks in the soil and the shadow of the pan/tilt camera is just plain COOL! Thank you to NASA, JPL, Cornell and all those involved and please keep the image coming! In today's world when the mainstream media chooses to bombard us with "news" of death and destruction rather than triumphs and accomplishments it is news and images like these that restore my confidence in the future of mankind. It is unfortunate that mainstream media see more value in "reporting" on "MySpace.com" rather the accomplishments in Space exploration. If you haven't had a chance to checkout the images be sure to click the links above. You will not be disappointed, I promise! If you are, well something is just wrong!

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Dave,
Are the slanted striations a result of the blast that formed the crater? Or are they fault lines in the original rock? Any thoughts being bantered about on this subject? These are certainly exciting times for us, the guys at JPL must be doing handsprings.

[Rich Wong]

Wow, can't wait!

Thanks.
I hope to add to my collection of Mars landscape pictures.

[JohnBoucher]

Cool. We'll be watching the webcast.